Bitcoin is going to lead to travel restrictions in the future. TSA doesn’t exist to keep you safe on planes. It exists for the same reason the Great Wall of China was built. To keep tax payers in. To make sure you don’t leave the country with cash or gold.

Now imagine if you had an invisible pocket. You can put anything you want in that pocket and no TSA agent can see what’s in it or even know you have the pocket. What does the state do then? First they will try to restrict movement, but eventually they will see its futile and start competing to keep resources within their jurisdiction.

That’s how we get to the sovereign individual thesis, but in the mean time be prepared for harassment.

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The funny thing is they can't really stop gold movement as much as they'd like because of its position as jewelry. Cash, sure, obvious restrictions. Gold they'll pull you to the side and it's a bit of a pill but what are they gonna do, criminalize looking this good? It would make even less sense with Bitcoin but yea I'm sure they'll try you right.

Will they ever update that $10k in cash you have to declare for inflation? Feels like it’s been that number for decades

Major points for seeing that that's what the Great Wall of China was for. It makes absolutely no sense for any other reason.

This is why I think we need to focus on travel and shipping. We have to own that space. We can't be captives to a state, and we might need to help each other out. Permissionlessness doesn't mean much without permissionless travel.

Airplanes and sail boats are not “permissionless” but they let you travel through less regulated checkpoints where boarders guards are more easily bribed. I’d love to get a vision jet and fly only Bitcoiners some day. https://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vision-jet/

I want to do something with sail boats. Not only taking bitcoiner passengers, but able to help out discreetly. First step, I think, is to get a passenger sailing thing going somewhere. It'll never compete with airplanes for speed, but perhaps it can on experience, if the routes are scenic. I want it to double as a package delivery option, too. Anonymous mailing and delivery.

I plan to learn to sail this summer. I live in the perfect spot for it.